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Monday, June 9, 2008

it's STILL hot

1.Peppermint ice tea2. Grapefruit ice pops from Garden of Eden3. Cold foods to eat4. Air conditioning5. lots of books6. lots of movies7. knitting, though I wrecked the sleeves so that's an irritant right now8. Jeff and Max

3 comments:

Dice some watermelon and toss it with chopped red onion, crumbled feta cheese, a dash of balsamic vinegar and some kosher/coarse salt. YUM! (Even better if you let it sit a bit so the watermelon gets all onion-y.) I can't explain why this is so good, but it's sweet, salty, tangy... well, I guess that's it.

Some people put in greens (like cilantro or even arugala or baby spinach) or a bit of hot pepper (chop a jalapeno, maybe?). Others put in oil, but I really don't think it needs that. If you don't like, or don't have feta, I bet any other tangy salty cheese (ricotta salata, goat cheese, even blue cheese for those that like that) would work.

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